And why should she read Shakespeare, since she IS Shakespeare--Rosalind, you know," and he gave his queer little chuckle.

Somehow this compliment appeared very old-fashioned and almost in bad taste.

Mary actually felt herself blush, as if he had said "the sex" or "the ladies." Constrained, perhaps, by nervousness, Rodney continued in the same vein.
"She knows enough--enough for all decent purposes.

What do you women want with learning, when you have so much else--everything, I should say--everything.

Leave us something, eh, Katharine ?" "Leave you something ?" said Katharine, apparently waking from a brown study.